Richard Blakey
Richard John Blakey
Born: 15 January 1967, Huddersfield, Yorkshire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Richard Blakey
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Other: Wicket-Keeper
Test Debut: England v India at Madras, 2nd Test, 1992/93
Latest Test: England v India at Bombay, 3rd Test, 1992/93
ODI Debut: England v Pakistan at Lord's, Texaco Trophy, 1992
Latest ODI: England v India at Gwalior, 5th ODI, 1992/93
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 19/02/1993)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 2 4 0 7 6 1.75 16.66 0 0 2 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 04/03/1993)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 3 2 0 25 25 12.50 50.00 0 0 2 1
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
FIRST-CLASS
(1985 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 335 535 85 14206 221 31.56 12 86 746 56
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 10.3 1 68 1 68.00 1-68 0 0 63.0 6.47
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1986 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 360 309 79 7363 130* 32.01 3 37 352 55
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling - - - - - - - - - -
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Few young batsman have promised as much as Richard Blakey. A teenage
debutant for Yorkshire, and a prolific scorer in Second XI cricket, the
Huddersfield-born right-hander may reflect on a sacrifice that probably cost
him a distinguished international career.
Richard Blakey made his Yorkshire debut in 1985, winning his county cap in
1987 aged just 20. He hit over 1300 runs that summer (including a double
century against Gloucestershire) and was voted Young Cricketer of the year
by the Cricket Writers' Club. He went on several Young England and then
England 'A' tours, to the West Indies (1984-85), Zimbabwe and Kenya
(1989-90) and Pakistan and Sri Lanka (1990-91). On the Zimbabwe tour he hit
a career best 221 in Bulawayo.
He began to keep wicket increasingly often, performing the job full time
from 1990, as Yorkshire, like England, attempted to balance their side. It
was this sacrifice that saw his batting form gradually suffer, and he moved
down the order to become a regular number seven. Ironically, in the
short-term it led to his England call-up as the national side searched for a
like-for-like replacement for Alec Stewart.
He finally made his international debut in a one-day international against
Pakistan at Lord's in 1992. He performed tidily with bat and gloves and was
picked for the full England tour of India that winter. His selection ahead
of Jack Russell played a minor part (David Gower's omission was the major
factor), in the MCC members' protest that forced a Special General Meeting
when the squad was announced.
Making his debut in the second Test at Madras, (Gooch was ill and Stewart
took over the captaincy) Blakey struggled along with others against the
Indian spinners, although he did well not to concede any byes in India's
innings of 560-6. He was out bowled in three of his four Test innings (lbw
in the other) and such was his inability to cope with Kumble et al. that the
selectors never called on him again.
Awarded a benefit in 1998, he has written an amusing and perceptive book,
Taking it from Behind, his diary of the 1999 season, and reflections on his
career. In 2000, younger competition, notably from Simon Guy, meant that he
found holding a first-class place ever more difficult, and he was out of the
Yorkshire side for the first time in more than a decade (GD 2000).
Last Updated: Saturday, 09-Nov-2002 08:55:01 GMT
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